.button{
    font:15px Calibri, Arial, sans-serif;

    /* A semi-transparent text shadow */
    text-shadow:1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.4);

    /* Overriding the default underline styling of the links */
    text-decoration:none !important;
    white-space:nowrap;

    display:inline-block;
    vertical-align:baseline;
    position:relative;
    cursor:pointer;
    padding:10px 20px;

    background-repeat:no-repeat;

    /* The following two rules are fallbacks, in case
       the browser does not support multiple backgrounds. */

    background-position:bottom left;
    background-image:url('button_bg.png');

    /* CSS3 background positioning property with multiple values. The background
       images themselves are defined in the individual color classes */

    background-position:bottom left, top right, 0 0, 0 0;
    background-clip:border-box;

    /* Applying a default border radius of 8px */

    -moz-border-radius:8px;
    -webkit-border-radius:8px;
    border-radius:8px;

    /* A 1px highlight inside of the button */

    -moz-box-shadow:0 0 1px #fff inset;
    -webkit-box-shadow:0 0 1px #fff inset;
    box-shadow:0 0 1px #fff inset;

    /* Animating the background positions with CSS3 */
    /* Currently works only in Safari/Chrome */

    -webkit-transition:background-position 1s;
    -moz-transition:background-position 1s;
    -o-transition:background-position 1s;
    transition:background-position 1s;
}

.button:hover{

    /* The first rule is a fallback, in case the browser
       does not support multiple backgrounds
    */

    background-position:top left;
    background-position:top left, bottom right, 0 0, 0 0;
}